Painting a child's room – What should I consider?

The Blue Angel: Besides the color, when buying wall paint you should look for the Blue Angel. The seal indicates that the paint contains only a small amount of solvents and formaldehyde and less than 0.1% plasticizers. This lets you paint the children's room and other interior spaces with as low emissions as possible.

Light rather than bold: Most children want it as colorful as possible. But since the children's room is not only for playing but also for relaxing and sleeping, toned-down and pastel shades are usually more suitable than a particularly gaudy wall design.

Accents instead of full coverage: So that your child isn't overwhelmed by the wall color or quickly gets tired of it, you should avoid painting all walls in one shade. More suitable is decorating one or two walls or a paint job that only reaches halfway up the wall.

Wall paints for the children's room: What effect do the colors have?

Colors are known to come in many different shades, and standing in front of the paint shelf with its numerous palettes can quickly feel overwhelming. To make it easier for you to choose a color family, we've summarized the effects of the basic colors for you.

Blue & Green: If you want to bring some calm into the children's room, you should choose a blue or green paint. These colors have a balancing and relaxing effect and are especially good for creating a cozy and inviting atmosphere.

Red: Especially in early years many children are attracted to red. It's thought they associate the color with the time in their mother's womb. On walls, red appears very stimulating. If your child is rather quick-tempered and often restless, you should avoid bright red.

Yellow & Orange: Citrus colors appear cheerful and friendly and immediately bring a good mood to the children's room. Psychologists believe these wall colors stimulate thinking. Rooms painted in yellow or orange also seem somewhat larger and brighter.

Purple & Pink: Softer tones like violet or lilac are very popular with children as wall colors. They create a pleasant ambience and have a balancing effect.

Alternatives to wall paint: Our tips for children's room walls

Magnetic paint & chalkboard paint: This way you can design the children's room individually and change it again and again. Attach hand-painted pictures to the wall with a small magnet or draw directly on the wall with chalk. The special wall paints are available in different tones, so you can easily adapt them to the color scheme. Extra tip: If you live in a rented apartment and are somewhat restricted in how you can decorate the walls, you can also apply the paint to a wooden board and attach it to the wall at a child-friendly height.

Borders: As colorful accents on a light wall, borders in different colors are particularly suitable. You can either paint these on the wall or – for example in the form of a garland – attach them to the wall with small nails.

Wall decals: If you want to design the children's room quickly and easily, stickers for the walls are excellent. Thanks to their special adhesive they don't damage the wallpaper or paint and can be easily removed at any time. The selection of decals is huge: from funny and cute children's motifs like cars or animals to sparkling stars or colorful flowers.

Curtains & accessories: If you want to keep the walls white, you can still bring some color and individuality into the room with a few colorful cushions, a patterned rug and matching curtains. It's best to agree on a color scheme together with your child and then decorate the room with different patterns or tones within that spectrum.

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Toddler girl painting a wall with yellow paint in new house © Irina Schmidt - stock.adobe.com

Girl paints wall in turquoise © Alena Ozerova - stock.adobe.com